New An Dong

"Addicted" to their ginger chunks with licorice after my husband brought some home for me from a friend who shared it with him. When my husband went to Seattle to visit his folks, I sent him to there to pick me up some. (Though it never seemed like enough - lol) Found out I can call and have it shipped directly to me. Hong was super nice and helpful on the phone! I think if I actually make it to the store, I'll be leaving there with a suitcase of goodies to much on!

Yumm!

This place is awe-someeeeeeeeeeeeeee. I love coming here. It's a typical chinese herb market but for me the only one's I've been to regularly. The people that work here are probably the most helpful every time.

I've discovered Li hing mui ( many flavors here) which I love. It's a hawaii thing. I've also tried about 20 of their other herb candies, fruits etc. Candied ginger was good. There were some spicy mango strips.

Hands down favorite: gooseberries! It's like pickle? Sour gooseberries. They are $40 a lb so kinda pricey. My first time, I bought almost a pound. Over bought.

Now I just go in with cash: I point and they still give me samples. Which is much easier to be honest. One time I got li hing but mint flavor: can't do it. Now I just say I have $40: what can I get. And point at several different things. And they pack and weigh them all for me. The only trouble is parking outside! But once you're inside, it's always fun and delish. I mean who doesn't want to point and taste?

New An Dong is one of several Chinese medicine and more shops. They have everything a person needs for Chinese medications, teas, ginseng, ingredients to make herbal and healthy soups, and more. The "more" is what I often come in for - the treats! I learned a term recently that those jars and jars of preserved fruits are called Crack Seed. I've been making so many jokes since, but I digress.

With COVID, the store is down to being managed by two siblings. They help you scoop the treats and I just point and/or ask questions. They wear gloves and mask. Everything is very clean.

Come and support them!

My go to place for (Chinese style) dried candied ginger. They have several kinds too, there is regular and two lemony ginger. I like the plain the best. Ginger is good to eat if you experience motion sickness, undergoing Chemo therapy.

It taste so good and you can tell it hasn't been sitting in the jar forever! They also carry dried plum It sweet and salty (wha mui)

They also sell some Asian bottled/can goods too.
Last summer I bought really sweet fresh litchee nuts from Hawaii and very reasonably priced rainier cherries

Service is always friendly and prompt.

New An Dong is a small typical Chinese herb market and alternative medicine shop convenient for anyone near the Chinatown-International District. It's location and close proximity to Pioneer Square make me a fan more than the limited selection or prices.

My wife and I stop here almost any time we are in this part of Seattle because New An Dong has some her favorite snacks, spices, teas, and medicines from her homeland. I stick to the sweets, candies, and snacks.

We don't ask or expect a lot in the way of service so no complaints at all with the terms at New An Dong. We'll be back when in the area or eating dim sum next door.

This is a tiny store, but I *LOVE* it! Why?

1. Amazing sweet, slightly salty Chinese-style (read: super hot!) candied ginger.
2. A fantastic selection of both canned and frozen mock meats, perfect for making Asian/Buddhist vegetarian dishes.
3. Hawthorn candies that are like an elevated version of the dry haw flakes I'd eat as a kid.
4. Friendly service!

Can't ask for much more.

Thank you New An Dong! Staff was friendly and helpful and had every single obscure herb on my list.

We wanted to buy a bag of honeysuckle tea today. It was priced at $19.99 (which was a fair reasonable price), but at the cash register, we were charged $49.99. Although the clerk agreed to issue a refund, they did not honor the price that the item was labeled.

This place is grrrrrreat!

I came here to get some mulberry leaves for tea. $1 an ounce.

My ounce of five-flower tea? $1.50.

Big 8oz canister of Oolong? $9

The woman who helped us was efficient, friendly, and smiling. I've never used mulberry leaves as a tea, since I usually just take the ground leaf supplement, but she assured me to just brew and adjust the amount as needed. When I brewed up the brown leaf, it reconstituted as deep green - neat!

You can get dried fungi here, all manner of teas, dried fruit (coming back for that goji berry) and I even saw a cupping kit for sale on the wall. There are some snacks and candies, too.

::Puts on Hank Hill hat::

Now, the supplements I was taking cost about $24 for a month's supply. After trying the tea last week, I think I can stretch the two ounces I bought for at least two months. That's a savings of $23 a month, I tell you hwat.

::Takes off Hank Hill hat::

The other herbal shops in the city usually don't carry TCM herbs. Thank goodness for New An Dong. Oh, if you come here to buy herbs, it's a good idea to have the Chinese name on hand. They're happy to oblige and look it up but it will streamline the process if you have the translation.

Also, the tea shop around the corner charges quite a bit for the good tea they carry, like marijuana prices, ok? $7-15 an ounce. Sometimes even more. But you can get tea here for a really good price that is just fine to drink as a daily tea (or as I think of it now, "healthy water") and is loads better than Lipton.

::Puts on Hank Hill hat::

That comes to a little over a dollar an ounce!

Yeah i was impressed with this spot!

It seems as if whatever your herbal needs, the New An Dong, will have you covered.

People in there were friendly and very helpful and the prices were surely fair. I wish i had more time to go back for another visit, get to know them a bit better. Next trip, for sure.